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T0 ALL WHOM IT CONGERN:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL PAGE, of McAlisterville, inthe county of .l'unata, and in the State of Penn,- p sylvania., have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in` Hay-Forks; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.. In the annexed drawings, inuk'ing part of this specification- A A represent two tines of a hay-fork, running down from where these tnes join at their centres; and terminsting on a line 'with their points are two .metallic bars B B, which lure separated alittle, and kept apart by suitable bolts or rivets. C represents a. bar, which is placed between thebcrs B B, so us to play freely up and down between them, when'neeessury. This bar- C is provided with a slot in its upper end, vund has two teeth G- G, pivoted to it at its lower .end,'as represented. D'represents a. lever, which is pivoted between two projections on the bars B B, near their'upper ends, with one end passing through the slot in the upper end of bar C. When the loose end e of this lever is pressed-downward, it'forces down the bar C, which causes the teeth G G to be thrust ont to each side of the l hars B B between the pointed head H and thevbolts a a, but when this lever'is raised, it draws np the bar C, and causes the teeth G- G- to draw between'the two bars B B, so that their points` are obscured. A ring, I, is secured to the centre of the upper end of the fork, and a hole is inode in the loose end e o'f lever D, into which acord is entered for-operating said lever, and causing' to draw in the teeth G G for disengaging the load of hay. v

In Iusing this-fork, it is'rst thrust into the hay, and the lever Dis pressed downward, so as to cause`th teeth G G to be thrown out to secure the hay tothe fork. The fork is then liftted by ring I, and when the lon.d\`\R is at its proper place in the. mow or on the stack, the teeth G G are drawn in by a cord, which acts upon lover D, and the hay becoming thus disengaged, is dropped. \\d ,A

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, is-

The bnr C, having a slot at its upper end, through which is passedlthe lever D, said bar being provided with the curved teeth G G, and used in combination with the bars B B, having pointed head-H and tines A A, Ell operating as specied. i

In testimony'thn.t I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this 31st day of October, 1867.

^ SAMUEL PAGE.

Witnesses ELIHU' IBENNER, Enwnnb M. HI'Bss. 

